Driver/Clerk JOB DUTY STATION: Tashkent, Uzbekistan, G-3

This job is based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Organizational Setting

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty and hunger. It does so by investing in rural people. IFAD finances programmes and projects that increase agricultural productivity and raise rural incomes, and advocates at the local, national and international level for policies that contribute to rural transformation.

The Department for Country Operations (DCO) oversees the origination, design and management of IFAD investments, including sovereign and non-sovereign operations, as well as the design and implementation of non-lending activities within country programmes, including policy engagement and SSTC. DCO is the department that primarily interfaces with governments, the private sector and other stakeholders to deliver IFAD's programme of work and to provide oversight to ensure quality of the portfolio.

DCO is led by an Associate Vice-President and is composed of five (5) regional divisions: Asia and the Pacific Division (APR), East and Southern Africa Division (ESA), Latin America and Caribbean Division (LAC), Near East, North Africa and Europe Division (NEN), and West and Central Africa Division (WCA), the Private Sector Operations Division (PSD), and two (2) units: the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unit (SSTC) and the fragility unit (FRU)

The Regional Division NEN is led by a Divisional Director, based in IFAD Headquarters, Rome, Italy. The Division leads on the design and delivery of IFAD country and regional programmes in NEN. The precise country coverage of the division varies across replenishment periods.

Job Role

The Driver / Clerk provides reliable and safe driving services to IFAD staff, officials and visitors, ensuring highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues as well as registry and clerical services, demonstrating a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. The Driver provides reliable and safe driving services ensuring high accuracy of work. The Driver/Clerk provides driving services to the staff in the Regional Offices/Multi-Country Offices/Country Offices, Consultants and Experts and IFAD staff on mission.

Job Profile Requirements

Organizational Competencies:

Level 1:

• Building relationships and partnerships - Builds and maintains effective working relationships
• Communicating and negotiating - Communicates effectively; creates understanding between self and others
• Demonstrating leadership - Personal leadership and attitude to change
• Focusing on clients - Focuses on clients
• Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating - Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge & innovates
• Managing time, resources and information - Manages own time, information and resources effectively
• Problem-solving and decision-making - Demonstrates sound problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Strategic thinking and organizational development - Personal influence
• Team working - Contributes effectively to the team

Education:

• High school diploma

Experience:

• At least three (2) years of progressively responsible experience in administration and working as a Driver;
• Ability to work with computer and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and 2 years- work experience as a driver; safe driving record; knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.

Certifications:

• Possession of Valid Driver's license (B Category of the International Driving Permit categories)

Languages:

• English (3 - Good) and Uzbek (4 - Excellent)

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Deadline for applications: 20th October CET Rome)

Ref: VA 23089